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Warwick and Queen's University Belfast will administer iCure's expansion in the UK alongside regional commercialisation offices Midlands Innovation and Midlands Enterprise Universities.

Global University Venturing will reveal the winners of this year's awards at the gala dinner as part of GUV: Fusion on May 22.

The incubator will provide external networking opportunities through its location within a Dallas facility operated by Foundry Club.

Vincent La Terza has been promoted to associate vice-president of research and director of technology transfer and commercialisation at Georgia State.

Bath accelerators targeting digital innovation and advanced engineering have secured $2.1m in grant funding.

MIT spinout Nano-C has received a final $3m tranche from angel investor Ray State, closing its latest round at $11.5m.

KPCB and affiliates have supplied a $35m series A extension for University of Pennsylvania spinout Tmunity, after the institution backed a $100m close in January.